EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ppg Industries Inc
Casa Grande, AZ · Parent: Ppg Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ppg Industries Inc: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 96.0%
- Off-site Transfers 51 lbs 4.0%
Ppg Industries Inc's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ppg Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Casa Grande, AZ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 13,471 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ppg Industries Inc is pounds #160 and chemical-count #160 at 1.3K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aco Polymer Products Inc; Frito-Lay Inc; Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories; Bull Moose Tube Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Arizona: Nanophase Technologies Corp; W J Ruscoe Co Plant II; Royal Metal Powders Inc.; Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC - Minnesota Site. Other Ppg Industries Inc sites in this extract: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Ppg Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nanophase Technologies Corp and W J Ruscoe Co Plant II.
Ppg Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ppg Industries Inc: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ppg Industries Inc reports the 2,763rd-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 65.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Nanophase Technologies Corp and W J Ruscoe Co Plant II.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ppg Industries Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 65.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Ppg Industries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ppg Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 850 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 440 lbs | - |
Ppg Industries Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Aco Polymer Products Inc, Frito-Lay Inc, Abbott Nutrition a Div of Abbott Laboratories, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ppg Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nanophase Technologies Corp, Marathon Petroleum Co - North Bend Oh Terminal, Intertape Polymer Group. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Other Ppg Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, Ppg Industries Inc Barberton.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Aco Polymer Products Inc. Ppg Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Ppg Industries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ppg Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Casa Grande, AZ, latest year 2019. NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Pinal TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nanophase Technologies Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ppg Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov